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states is gay. [ laughter ] >> we have arrived at a point where the president of the united states is going to lead a war on traditional marriage. >> this afternoon your marriage started feeling a little weak didn't it? you got a sudden urge to abandon your family and go antiquing up at the cape. [ laughter ] >> and it's all because today barack obama became the first sitting president to push the rainbow button and launch gay-many-gedon. >> friendly, gay friendly. >> i'm not wearing pants yet. >> when i'm not sure what do you think i'm doing? i'm fighting crime. and i have to change a lot. >> if i'm boring you, let's talk about whoopi's sex life? what is going on with you? >> i am happier now than i have ever been before -- >> when was the last time you have been with a man? >> you know. >> one of our viewers asked should marijuana be legalized for medical use -- >> aren't there issues of importance that you want to talk about. >> we are on the road to serfdom as the government getting bigger we become smaller. >> i'm saying yes. i'm saying yes. >> we're going to let you vote. does h
states is gay. [ laughter ] >> we have arrived at a point where the president of the united states is going to lead a war on traditional marriage. >> this afternoon your marriage started feeling a little weak didn't it? you got a sudden urge to abandon your family and go antiquing up at the cape. [ laughter ] >> and it's all because today barack obama became the first sitting president to push the rainbow button and launch gay-many-gedon. >> friendly, gay friendly....
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how does it feel to have the first sitting president of the united states confirm your views? >> i did not expect to hear it before the election. i was hoping to hear it in a second term, of course, i have been hoping to hear it from years. not just from the president, but from other leaders in our party. so match our rhetoric with action. what the president did was symbolic certainly. the substance was an affirmation for millions of people and there was real substance there. but at the end of the day, the issue where he still needs to go a little farther is the notion of federallizing the issue of equality. we have done that with basically everything we have done to advance rights in the broadest term. we need to do that with marriage equality. it can not be a state-by-state effort. >> yeah. i agree and i think it was john lewis that said that yesterday. so i think it has been enormous progress in a short period of time on this issue, don't you think? >> extrordanaire. eight years ago, i was certainly an outlier when we started providing marriage certificates to thousands of
how does it feel to have the first sitting president of the united states confirm your views? >> i did not expect to hear it before the election. i was hoping to hear it in a second term, of course, i have been hoping to hear it from years. not just from the president, but from other leaders in our party. so match our rhetoric with action. what the president did was symbolic certainly. the substance was an affirmation for millions of people and there was real substance there. but at the...
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but we move on to the united states now, and we talk a little bit about the republicans and whether or not they are distancing themselves from -- a lot of these issues that -- you know that we're talking about gay marriage and i wanted to know if in fact the gop is able to win by staying away from gay marriage. here is john boehner, the speaker of the house. >> i believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. and the president and the democrats can talk about all of this all they want but the fact is the american people are focused on our economy and they are asking the question where are the jobs? >> so michael hastings i want to ask you, if this is the tactic of the gop to just ignore what hand yesterday, can they win doing that? >> i don't think so. i think they are going to hit it hard eventually. guess who mitt romney is going on friday? to north carolina. so i think they are going to at some point use gay marriage as an issue. the poll numbers you showed at the beginning of the show showing in the swing states how unpopular it still is. so i think they will use it.
but we move on to the united states now, and we talk a little bit about the republicans and whether or not they are distancing themselves from -- a lot of these issues that -- you know that we're talking about gay marriage and i wanted to know if in fact the gop is able to win by staying away from gay marriage. here is john boehner, the speaker of the house. >> i believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. and the president and the democrats can talk about all of this all...
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states of america? i don't know yet. >> is mitt romney a wuss. >> yeah, i think he is. ♪ >> eliot: why china is kicking our ass! >> the reason number 933. >> what is that? is it dance party friday? is it? how did that happen? ♪ >> those are news broadcasters. they're there to tell us what is happening in the world. >> eliot: still true to politics is the best spectator sport in history. our wealthy president and >>(narrator) gavin newsom, lieutenant governor of california, and former mayor of san francisco is on current tv. >>every night on cable news networks everyone's focusing on what's wrong. i want this show to move past that. i love creative people, and with all the vexing problems we have we need creative thinking. >>(narrator) with interviews with notables from silicon valley, hollywood, and beyond. >>at the end of the day this show's simple. it's about ideas. ideas are the best politics. >>(narrator) the gavin newsom show. next. only on current tv. and everyone likes 50% more cash -- well,
states of america? i don't know yet. >> is mitt romney a wuss. >> yeah, i think he is. ♪ >> eliot: why china is kicking our ass! >> the reason number 933. >> what is that? is it dance party friday? is it? how did that happen? ♪ >> those are news broadcasters. they're there to tell us what is happening in the world. >> eliot: still true to politics is the best spectator sport in history. our wealthy president and >>(narrator) gavin newsom,...
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it got 59 votes in the united states senate but failed. common cause believes that the filibuster is not only unconstitutional, but the filibuster has add to the partisanship that we see in washington. we filed in the federal courts. while the constitution does give the senate and the house the right to set their own rules, we have pointed out in our litigation that points in history where the courts have said, yes, you have a right to make your own rules and to live by them, but they can't be unconstitutional. >> eliot: now look, as i said, and i've said it many times in the show i'm sympathetic to the notion that the filibuster has been overused abused, i would like to eliminate it and see pure majority rule in the house and the senate. the constitution does permit and require were majority votes for certain votes like overriding the president's veto, impeachment, situations like that. the constitution recognizes some instance where is the super majority is required. do you go from there and then it says do you therefore say it's implyin
it got 59 votes in the united states senate but failed. common cause believes that the filibuster is not only unconstitutional, but the filibuster has add to the partisanship that we see in washington. we filed in the federal courts. while the constitution does give the senate and the house the right to set their own rules, we have pointed out in our litigation that points in history where the courts have said, yes, you have a right to make your own rules and to live by them, but they can't be...
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. >> eliot: at least 50% of the united states agricultural workforce is comprised of undocumented immigrants. according to a harrowing reporting those hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers face high risk of sexual harassment in the workplace. virtually all of the women interviewed described being victims of or witnesses to sexual misconduct. corroborating the mistreatment of immigrant works workers. >> eliot: this report comes as a house g.o.p. wednesday passed a version of the violence against women act that eliminates the limited but vital protections undocumented workers currently positive. here to discuss this disturbing contradiction is researcher grace meng. thank you for coming in. give us a sense of the magnitude of this problem and why you think it exists. >> it's hard to put an exact number on the figure because it's so hard to survey a fearful population. but what is clear from our research, workers working a variety of crops in states across the country describe accounts that were similar, that followed a pattern of people abusing power. it became close to us that there were
. >> eliot: at least 50% of the united states agricultural workforce is comprised of undocumented immigrants. according to a harrowing reporting those hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers face high risk of sexual harassment in the workplace. virtually all of the women interviewed described being victims of or witnesses to sexual misconduct. corroborating the mistreatment of immigrant works workers. >> eliot: this report comes as a house g.o.p. wednesday passed a version of the...
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states. now, mitt romney is reportedly looking at ohio senator bob boom boom portman as a possible vice presidential candidate which could help him win the state. bill portman did describe himself to his staff as so boring that i didn't even know i was boring. for more i'm joined by dean obeidallah, who comments on the day's events at the deansreport.com, and by ben adler, campaign correspondent with "the nation." gentlemen, it's great to have you both here. thank you so much. >> thanks for having us. >> i want to start off with the governor's appearance on the rush limbaugh show. is repeating whatever rush limbaugh says part of a strategy to actually make the far right like him more? >> yes, definitely. mitt romney has deferred to rush limbaugh before if you look at climate change. he used to believe in climate change. when he admitted that in this campaign cycle rush limbaugh said bye-bye nomination. that didn't turn out to be true but romney did dial that back and say he is not sure about
states. now, mitt romney is reportedly looking at ohio senator bob boom boom portman as a possible vice presidential candidate which could help him win the state. bill portman did describe himself to his staff as so boring that i didn't even know i was boring. for more i'm joined by dean obeidallah, who comments on the day's events at the deansreport.com, and by ben adler, campaign correspondent with "the nation." gentlemen, it's great to have you both here. thank you so much....
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what am i supposed to do if i'm president of the united states? what am i supposed to do if i'm congress. >> one thing you could do, for example, let's say you're bleeding from multiple parts of your body, and you reason realize why you're bleeding from multiple parts of your body is because you're stabbing yourself. the first thing you would do is stop stabbing yourself. to stop the bleeding you would stop doing what is causing it. one of the things we ought to do is stop doing the things that is causing the terrorism in the first place. now that doesn't mean that all terrorism will disappear overnight. there will be lingering anti-american hatred. you have law enforcement. you comply with the law, and have caught a lot of people trying to hurt the united states that way, dropping opposite bombs and invading countries is clearly doing the opposite. >> glenn greenwald, thank you for being on "the young turks." michael, we'll be back with you. coming up on "the young turks." we go back to the mansion. cenk uygur finishes up their conversation in a
what am i supposed to do if i'm president of the united states? what am i supposed to do if i'm congress. >> one thing you could do, for example, let's say you're bleeding from multiple parts of your body, and you reason realize why you're bleeding from multiple parts of your body is because you're stabbing yourself. the first thing you would do is stop stabbing yourself. to stop the bleeding you would stop doing what is causing it. one of the things we ought to do is stop doing the...
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the president of the united states recognizing that he as an individual believe same-sex marriage should be legal. this breaks through so many of the old--not conspiracy, but the old vision to what marriage used to be about, and i think it brings us into a modern era. it's going to be a fascinating interesting conversation tonight. i can't wait to see how this plays out politically. i want to see in the next month or two how the republican party reacts, going back arrested or forward. this is a historic day. >> we'll rely on you and your insights in that subject. we go to viewpoint tonight. >> thank you. >> an old has been comedian on john john who keeps telling us things we don't want to hear. look, i don't play 'bout my facial hair. but if i grow this out a little bit i look too much like an english country gent... naaah. a little this way and i feel like i'm from outer space. this and i feel like a viking... [ roars ] not my style, man. [ male announcer ] master your style... even trimming, a close shave and accurate edging... with the new gillette fusion proglide styler. every inch o
the president of the united states recognizing that he as an individual believe same-sex marriage should be legal. this breaks through so many of the old--not conspiracy, but the old vision to what marriage used to be about, and i think it brings us into a modern era. it's going to be a fascinating interesting conversation tonight. i can't wait to see how this plays out politically. i want to see in the next month or two how the republican party reacts, going back arrested or forward. this is a...
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he said i don't know if he was born in the united states of america. i don't know that. but i know within his heart he is not an american. he is just not an american. >> wow. >> but now -- ♪ >> wind that back a little bit. >> he is backtracking. i misspoke. [ laughter ] >> how is that misspeaking. >> that was pretty definitive. >> i misspoke and i apologize. i have confidence in president obama's legitimacy. he didn't say anything about american -- he said i don't think the president was born here. >> you are liars! you are medaling in things that are none of your business! >> it's like the breitbart sites. they still try to have it both says. if you have to start a piece disclaiming that breitbart is a site that has never advocated the narrative of birthism -- [ laughter ] >> we're not saying -- >> right. we just post it. >> but here is a lump of crazy for you crazies. the latest installment of breitbart.com concerns a 1991 pamphlet that erroneously describes obama as being born in kenyan! [ dramatic music ] >> they claim they are not publishing this as bait for the u
he said i don't know if he was born in the united states of america. i don't know that. but i know within his heart he is not an american. he is just not an american. >> wow. >> but now -- ♪ >> wind that back a little bit. >> he is backtracking. i misspoke. [ laughter ] >> how is that misspeaking. >> that was pretty definitive. >> i misspoke and i apologize. i have confidence in president obama's legitimacy. he didn't say anything about american -- he...
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. >> and the president of the united states. anyone who has more than $250,000 on deposit, they want to bank with j.p. morgan chase because it's too big to fail and they know that all of that money is backed up by the government even though it's not officially guaranteed by the fdic. they get these deposits in. they are a utility bank. and it is their job and duty in return for that implicit government backstop to take those deposits and lend them out into the economy. what do they do instead? >> tell us. >> they take the $360,000,000,000 and put it in a hedge fund in london. >> can i put this in plain english? j.p. morgan chase is doing what we don't want them to do taking the federal guarantee, gambling in the casino, making either big money, which they keep, or losing big money and making us bail them out. >> that's why we want the voelker rule. jamie dimon is lobbying against it. >>. >> saying look how profitable we are. he is happy with the money the london-based hundred fund makes. they love the profits because they never
. >> and the president of the united states. anyone who has more than $250,000 on deposit, they want to bank with j.p. morgan chase because it's too big to fail and they know that all of that money is backed up by the government even though it's not officially guaranteed by the fdic. they get these deposits in. they are a utility bank. and it is their job and duty in return for that implicit government backstop to take those deposits and lend them out into the economy. what do they do...
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states congress or the united states senate. so we are eager to clearly confidently draw the contrast between republicans and democrats on issues around jobs on making sure that the middle class can survive, that they can deal with the squeeze they are facing by lowering incomes and rising costs. again, i would go back to massachusetts, at the primary example. scott brown will do anything and everything he can to run away from his record of supporting higher taxes for the middle class and lower taxes for the very wealthiest americans. and we want to draw that contrast. we want to talk about those issues. but we won't run from our position like women's health gay issues or any others that we feel are important to other people around the country. >> yeah. so tonight, on the war room we are sort of looking at this we are looking at the fallout of the decision. could the senate moving to repeal doma on the flip side energize the base? could that help progressive democrats? >> as you probably know the judiciary committee has had hear
states congress or the united states senate. so we are eager to clearly confidently draw the contrast between republicans and democrats on issues around jobs on making sure that the middle class can survive, that they can deal with the squeeze they are facing by lowering incomes and rising costs. again, i would go back to massachusetts, at the primary example. scott brown will do anything and everything he can to run away from his record of supporting higher taxes for the middle class and lower...
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look at what is happening in the united states senate today. loan payments are able to double, the interest rates are about to double. republicans are in favorite of letting that double democrats are against it. that is going to make college students very angry, and make their parents very angry. so there's a whole bunch of issues right now focused on younger vote fors that are motivating them in a way they haven't been motivated. >> so it's possible on both of those issues you could see an increase. 57% of independents are in favor of gay marriage. are you seeing that across the board? >> those independents vary from state to state. where they tend to be better educated and younger, yes. when they tend to be older, less well educated, we see a different kind of pattern. it breaks more around age and education than around independence per se. >> let me ask you about african american base and how this affects that among african-americans 49% oppose gay marriage, and that's down significantly from 2004 67% in 2004 opposed it. but could it still h
look at what is happening in the united states senate today. loan payments are able to double, the interest rates are about to double. republicans are in favorite of letting that double democrats are against it. that is going to make college students very angry, and make their parents very angry. so there's a whole bunch of issues right now focused on younger vote fors that are motivating them in a way they haven't been motivated. >> so it's possible on both of those issues you could see...
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because this is a sitting president of the united states of america. >> right. and by the way the first black president of america. i mean it's historic in so many ways, but i think it will play out good if we can frame it beyond just marriage equality because this is really about civil rights. this is really about whether or not we view people in this country as lesser? we have only one group of people in america that are viewed as second class citizens under the law, and that is the gay lesbian community. so this has to be now -- talked about in a grander scheme, which is this is the last piece of the civil rights puzzle being put into place. we are now -- if we now view everyone in america as equal, we are -- we are realizing the dreams of -- of what our founding fathers meant. >> rob, you know, if my polling has any indication meaning the people that called the show in the last hour and a half blacks whites independents. they have all said the same thing. this is courage. and i think -- particularly when your opponent is mitt romney when you show true courag
because this is a sitting president of the united states of america. >> right. and by the way the first black president of america. i mean it's historic in so many ways, but i think it will play out good if we can frame it beyond just marriage equality because this is really about civil rights. this is really about whether or not we view people in this country as lesser? we have only one group of people in america that are viewed as second class citizens under the law, and that is the gay...
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they're willing to risk the full faith and credit of the united states meaning the united states of america will not pay the bills as they come due. it would be like us saying oh, we're not going to pay our mortgage. we're not going to pay our credit card bills but this is the united states of america. it would send a shock wave through the economy and the very fact that the speaker is talking about this again is going to create uncertainty and will hurt the economy. and so here you have the speaker of the house of representatives making a statement that will, in fact, hurt the economy when he was invited down to the white house to talk about ways to improve the economy, the president wanted to give them the to do list. there are many things that we should be doing in congress today that could help spur rate our job growth including taking up major pieceless of the president's jobs plan from last september and yet the day before that, the speaker of the house makes the statement which will, unfortunately, slow down the economy and create even greater uncertainty. >> bill: the speaker says -
they're willing to risk the full faith and credit of the united states meaning the united states of america will not pay the bills as they come due. it would be like us saying oh, we're not going to pay our mortgage. we're not going to pay our credit card bills but this is the united states of america. it would send a shock wave through the economy and the very fact that the speaker is talking about this again is going to create uncertainty and will hurt the economy. and so here you have the...
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he came to the united states as a child. he hasbi been living in singapore for the past three years. chuck schumer and bob casey intloutsz legislation yesterday to go affection pat tree on thes like savren who give up their citizenship to dodge taxes. representative edward markey is backing twitter on twitter after the site pledged today support do not track requests on the firefox browser. the tweet reads as follows. tech tri leader with support of do not track. other companies should follow and give to consumers the right to say no to info collection using do not track lets you block cookies from third party sites which could otherwise be used to put together a dossier on your activity online. the ftc is praising twitter and hoping other companies will follow suit. we will we will be back with more bill press after the break. you can join us online current.gov current.gov/bill press. we will be right back. we have a big, big hour and the i.q. will go way up. how are you ever going to solve the problem if you don't look at
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jay carney. >> the president's point was we should not hold the united states hostage to one party's political agenda. >> yeah. [ nbc "nightly news" theme ] >> he will not let congress hold the country in hostage again. obama hosted the born and other top executives for lunch? and brought a piece offering he brought sandwiches. what kind of sandwich goes with scotch? >> any kind. >> boner asked obama what his plans were to deal with what he called the largest tax increase in history. he is talk about the bush tax cuts expiring the way they were designed to. >> right. sure. >> okay. yeah. the -- carney said the president made clear we're not going to recreate the debacle we had last august. senator kent conrad -- >> their proposals would take us right back to the failed policies that brought this country to the brink of economic collapse. >> that's become the talking point. the president's predecessor, somebody said in the chat room earlier that mitt romney won't say george bush because it's like beatle juice, if he says it three times he appears. [ romantic music ] [ laughter ] >> mi
jay carney. >> the president's point was we should not hold the united states hostage to one party's political agenda. >> yeah. [ nbc "nightly news" theme ] >> he will not let congress hold the country in hostage again. obama hosted the born and other top executives for lunch? and brought a piece offering he brought sandwiches. what kind of sandwich goes with scotch? >> any kind. >> boner asked obama what his plans were to deal with what he called the...
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of course, his father was a great united states senator for many years. congressman, good to see you. >> great to be here. >> thank you so much for coming in making the big commute from baltimore this morning. >> i do that every day. >> i bet. i bet. so i know big issue with you as helen campaign finance reform. first, i want to ask you about a statement made by the speaker yesterday saying that the debt ceiling, raising the death debt ceiling is coming up not until 2013 but he is vowing right now, they are not going to make any agreement on the debt ceiling unless he gets massive more spending cuts and an extension of the bush tax cuts. didn't we try this before? >> it's dÉjÀ vu all over again. i don't know why the speaker would state this position out particularly when the public saw last time, the effect it had on marked, it roiled the markets to have this showdown approach to legislating. he is setting the table for that again. i think it's irresponsible because it raises that specter. there are a lot of things that are causing the public to be jump
of course, his father was a great united states senator for many years. congressman, good to see you. >> great to be here. >> thank you so much for coming in making the big commute from baltimore this morning. >> i do that every day. >> i bet. i bet. so i know big issue with you as helen campaign finance reform. first, i want to ask you about a statement made by the speaker yesterday saying that the debt ceiling, raising the death debt ceiling is coming up not until 2013...
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this is pretty much a settled issue in the united states. i mean with catholics with really anyone, i think that's why, again, so many of us who do respect the catholic social justice tradition and are inspired aboutby it are puzzled about why the bishops want to double down on it. in the will be their key issue. we hear from bishops again and again that they are not partisan, that they are not picking sides during this election year. i think at the very least, they are giving the appearance that they are comfortable aligning themselves with right-wing eye delogs ideologues. 250 byrnes, there is diversity of thought. >> why don't we hear from the others? i haven't heard from one bishop frankly -- tell me if i am wrong. >> yeah. >> who would stand up and say, i disagree with what they are doing. >> interesting yesterday, bishop stephen blair, the bishop of stockton, california, who is also the head of the us conference bishops domestic justice committee came out with an interview in america a pretty influential catholic magazine. he did offer
this is pretty much a settled issue in the united states. i mean with catholics with really anyone, i think that's why, again, so many of us who do respect the catholic social justice tradition and are inspired aboutby it are puzzled about why the bishops want to double down on it. in the will be their key issue. we hear from bishops again and again that they are not partisan, that they are not picking sides during this election year. i think at the very least, they are giving the appearance...
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. >> you were president of the united states. you did not need treatment. let the people go. >> cenk: get it, smoking mad? angellett on the show today. he's a libertarian. plus stand your ground with a twist. >> if he thought that my brother was threatening him he could have rolled up the window and called the cops. >> but the police did not find anything on him. >> cenk: but this time the races are reversed. what happened? only one way to find out. stay right here because no one% else is covering it. see how a republican dude loses it on the florida. >> not the american way! come out here. >> cenk: we've got great video on that. it's go time. >> cenk: so donald trump is off the reservation. he's a runaway train. talking about the birth of this and transcript of that but the rest of the people aren't buying--or are they? they had this to say. >> as the president made clear in this briefing room when it became a ridiculous distraction last year, you know, the american people are concerned about real issues that confronts this nation. they are concerned princ
. >> you were president of the united states. you did not need treatment. let the people go. >> cenk: get it, smoking mad? angellett on the show today. he's a libertarian. plus stand your ground with a twist. >> if he thought that my brother was threatening him he could have rolled up the window and called the cops. >> but the police did not find anything on him. >> cenk: but this time the races are reversed. what happened? only one way to find out. stay right here...
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it is if you were born in the united states. that's what the whole anchor baby thing is about. >> but your citizenship does pass on. you don't have to be born -- he's right in that if your mother is an american citizen and you're born -- let's say she goes into labor while she's on a trip someplace, you're not automatically a citizen of france because she happened to be vacationing there and went into labor early. you're still an american citizen. because your mother is an american citizen. she still has her citizenship. you're an american. end of conversation. >> stephanie: that's a good point. because that's the other thing, it doesn't matter the father, where your father was born or as so many people pointed out, mitt romney's father was born in mexico where they went to -- because they wanted -- anyway, that part is true. >> yeah. >> exactly. >> and again, his dad was born in mexico. and -- >> it says right on that certificate. >> ran for president. was born in mexico and obviously so, not hidden. some sort of fakey birth an
it is if you were born in the united states. that's what the whole anchor baby thing is about. >> but your citizenship does pass on. you don't have to be born -- he's right in that if your mother is an american citizen and you're born -- let's say she goes into labor while she's on a trip someplace, you're not automatically a citizen of france because she happened to be vacationing there and went into labor early. you're still an american citizen. because your mother is an american...
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when you come to the united states and their interpretation of what is going on here? here is an interesting quote: damn that stings. if i was vice president biden, i would be like, hey couldn't we take that one out? god i wonder what they thought of bush. please, please release those. but it makes the president look pretty good. they are like, we're scared of president obama, but biden we can deal with. here is another hilarious part, they thought about rebranding, and renaming the group. remember how black water turned their name to z, right? so they wanted to rebrand it. so here are some ideas. not really -- does haven't a ring to it. muslim unity group? okay. this one a little too long. islamic nation unification party. kind of sing songing. and dunder mifflin. that's word. god how would you have liked to be at that meeting? i got an idea. finally what did al-qaeda think of the different networks. i'm not going to make up something they said about current. but this is real. their spokesperson thought abc was one of the best channels. the people at abc are going is
when you come to the united states and their interpretation of what is going on here? here is an interesting quote: damn that stings. if i was vice president biden, i would be like, hey couldn't we take that one out? god i wonder what they thought of bush. please, please release those. but it makes the president look pretty good. they are like, we're scared of president obama, but biden we can deal with. here is another hilarious part, they thought about rebranding, and renaming the group....
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it can hold physically speaking five united states capitol buildings. most of it will be dedicated to the storage of data. when you see something like that his notion of an eight-foot cabinet storing the graph, in other words, all the data that connects all the dots in the world is another matter. we're talking about content. and it's the only thing that makes any sense in terms of requiring the data. >> now i thought the only entity that had all this was google. but you're telling me that nsa has more than google. what continues to bother me. >> well, the mantra is this. we just need the data. we never know when we might need it later. we just need the data. no matter where we can get it from, let's just get it. >> they're casting this net around every electronic data point storing it some how with the capacity to go back after the fact to sift through it. >> 9/11 is a number one reason for the system. it failed to protect the country. so in essence it went to the other extreme. we need it all because you never know when we might need it. you never kno
it can hold physically speaking five united states capitol buildings. most of it will be dedicated to the storage of data. when you see something like that his notion of an eight-foot cabinet storing the graph, in other words, all the data that connects all the dots in the world is another matter. we're talking about content. and it's the only thing that makes any sense in terms of requiring the data. >> now i thought the only entity that had all this was google. but you're telling me...
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states himself out of the oval office which is what drove him the only president in history to resign. again it wasn't pleasant to report that story. i was hoping against hope as the story developed it would turn out the president was not involved. when he was involved. of course when you report that kind of news, there is a price to pay for it. >> stephanie: we've been talking about the marriage equality fight, how that will play out in this election. as someone that obviously reported on the civil rights movements in the '60s, the protests in birmingham, how do you think this will play out and how do you see it? >> well, over the long haul, i think it will play out similar to what happened with the civil rights movement of dealing with the voting rights and other rights of people of color. but in the short term, i think i'm in a minority among reporters. i think this is somewhat damaging to president obama's chances in the fall. let me make clear. i think he made the right decision but in the middle of a presidential election campaign my assessment is it hurts him. the economy is th
states himself out of the oval office which is what drove him the only president in history to resign. again it wasn't pleasant to report that story. i was hoping against hope as the story developed it would turn out the president was not involved. when he was involved. of course when you report that kind of news, there is a price to pay for it. >> stephanie: we've been talking about the marriage equality fight, how that will play out in this election. as someone that obviously reported...
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the head of americans united for separation of church and state the reverend berry lynn. >> it's nice to be back. >> thank you for coming in so early this morning. this is like a ritual that republican candidates have to do? right? >> right. mitt romney had to do it even more because mitt romney knows that there is a huge difference of theological opinion between what mormons believe and all of the students at liberty university means. he admitted there is a difference in theology here he said in an interview after the speech, a significant difference in theology here he wanted to say i know there is a difference here don't ask me, too much about it. that didn't work very well. he tried to do a jack kennedy speech explaining why he would not listen to the headquarters in salt lake, he would care about the constitution it pretty much was a flop. he should not repeat that. he gets the biggest applause line when he says, to distinguish himself from president obama, marriage one man and one woman. he says it. he also uses the phrase religious freedom. he said can you believe that's a con
the head of americans united for separation of church and state the reverend berry lynn. >> it's nice to be back. >> thank you for coming in so early this morning. this is like a ritual that republican candidates have to do? right? >> right. mitt romney had to do it even more because mitt romney knows that there is a huge difference of theological opinion between what mormons believe and all of the students at liberty university means. he admitted there is a difference in...
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we have the biggest bank in the united states by assets. it's led by someone who has been the champion of deregulation, the warhorse saying don't regulate. don't overregulate and who has been trying--jp morgan chase and jamie dimon have been in the lead of trying to water down the vocal rule which was designed to stop these kinds of things. to prevent these trades that are too speculative too excessive and not prudent and certainly would effect commercial democracy and it happened within living memory. you know, we all suffer from a certain memory loss and a short-term time horizon but it's hard to hide from the fact that this is just a few years ago. this whole thing--these kinds of errors, these kinds of sloppiness, these kinds of excessive risk, these kinds of bizarre new instruments got us into deep trouble, the near meltdown of wall street that had to be bailed out and hurt the entire economy. so eliot, we have every right to be shocked but beyond being shocked, beyond our range i think we got to urge our politicians to do something ab
we have the biggest bank in the united states by assets. it's led by someone who has been the champion of deregulation, the warhorse saying don't regulate. don't overregulate and who has been trying--jp morgan chase and jamie dimon have been in the lead of trying to water down the vocal rule which was designed to stop these kinds of things. to prevent these trades that are too speculative too excessive and not prudent and certainly would effect commercial democracy and it happened within living...
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marriage is one of the largest industries in the united states. >> right. i forget the numbers, but somebody talked about how much this is going to cost north carolina. >> i won't spend a dime there. i have plenty of friends there, and they are going to have to visit me in chicago. >> there you go. >> they are so anti-gray, there is not even a crate and barrel there. [ laughter ] >> it is just wrong. >> forget about pottery barn. >> yeah. >> that is just wrong. megan in maryland you are on the "stephanie miller show." >> hello. y'all rock. >> yeah! >> you are a tough act to follow, but i wanted to comment on that caller yesterday, the exwhite sue primmist. >> how about that, right? >> megan talk about what he said. >> well, he came on saying he has been a white supercyst for sometime and i guess had some sort of epiphany and found god and argued that as tax-paying americans, we should all have equal rights. >> yeah. more and more people are coming to this that it just -- bigotry is bigotry no matter who it is against. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> right in
marriage is one of the largest industries in the united states. >> right. i forget the numbers, but somebody talked about how much this is going to cost north carolina. >> i won't spend a dime there. i have plenty of friends there, and they are going to have to visit me in chicago. >> there you go. >> they are so anti-gray, there is not even a crate and barrel there. [ laughter ] >> it is just wrong. >> forget about pottery barn. >> yeah. >> that...
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we have to realize that barack obama is the president of the united states, not the president of african americans. >> so in a second time he is going to strive to have a majority in congress, which might give him some freedom to do what he would otherwise be inclined to do. and what might that be on behalf of the african american community to satisfy people that he really is living up to some of those expectations? >> i think he would be able to do more in terms of education, target circumstances and educations, as much based on class as race and ethnicity. that would be very difficult for him to do at this point, principally because he would be accused of favoring the african american communitior urban centers. i think there are things he is going to be able to do relative to the skill set and other kinds of options and opportunities that these young people have. >> let me ask you a personal question, because you have an amazing history, and you were recruited by professional sports teams, and you decided you were going to get your phd at cornell, my guess is you have been somebody who
we have to realize that barack obama is the president of the united states, not the president of african americans. >> so in a second time he is going to strive to have a majority in congress, which might give him some freedom to do what he would otherwise be inclined to do. and what might that be on behalf of the african american community to satisfy people that he really is living up to some of those expectations? >> i think he would be able to do more in terms of education,...
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and the countries that are now throwing out their ambassadors from syria are united states, britain, canada australia germany, spain, bulgaria netherlands, and now the reaction is strong across the world. the russians were their top allies but even they are getting skittish now. the foreign minister says the government bares the main responsibility. the russians should say more. they are not admitting that the kids were shot at close range, executed. and france says despite all of these outrageous and the fact that france strongly condemns it quote, no state is ready to plan a ground operation. so i'm not sure that help is on the way, so of course everybody turns to the united states, and here is white house spokesperson jay carney. >> we're working very closely with our allies with our partners supporting the opposition helping it stand itself up, helping it unify, providing military and humanitarian assistance, and working together to further pressure -- further isolate and put pressure on the regime. >> of course the real question is what does that mean? does that mean that we're
and the countries that are now throwing out their ambassadors from syria are united states, britain, canada australia germany, spain, bulgaria netherlands, and now the reaction is strong across the world. the russians were their top allies but even they are getting skittish now. the foreign minister says the government bares the main responsibility. the russians should say more. they are not admitting that the kids were shot at close range, executed. and france says despite all of these...
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[chuckling] he has achieved that position again as president of united states of america a little more important, and then we get headlines and covers like this on "newsweek" the first gay president, okay? and apparently that's what they're dubbing him. they have what is called the "gay-lo" above his head. i'm not sure that he has earned it but he talks about the fight for civil rights. and he did that today in in a commencement speech. >> young folks who stood up and stood up and sat in just did not do it for themselves. they did it for other people. that's how we achieved women's rights. that's how we achieved voting rights. that's how we achieveed workers user. rights. that's how we achieved gay rights. this is how we made this union more perfect. >> after the majority of americans were clearly already on that side. then i have changed my position again to get back to the same place i was 16 years ago. am i being a little cynical here? well, let me show you the polls. now 54% of the gallup poll says same sex relationship are more morally acceptable. thank you for accepting something
[chuckling] he has achieved that position again as president of united states of america a little more important, and then we get headlines and covers like this on "newsweek" the first gay president, okay? and apparently that's what they're dubbing him. they have what is called the "gay-lo" above his head. i'm not sure that he has earned it but he talks about the fight for civil rights. and he did that today in in a commencement speech. >> young folks who stood up and...
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the president of the united states doesn't like capitalism. >> oh, my god. i keep pounding that like a subordinate employees employee. fox and friends. >> the man that keep vowing to take down successful businesses in order to make things fair. is he the first president to run against capitalism. >> oh somebody got the memo. >> wow. >> that's amazing. >> roger ailes sent out a memo and everybody ran with it yesterday. >> is he the first president to run against cast-a-polisn. >> gretchen. >> the president making class war fair key to his campaign. how the poor lives. cell phone television, check, cable, check. >> have these people realize their president they spent defending for the last eight years is the one who wrecked capitalism. >> yes. >> okay. sippy cup. >> i find him to be an incredible optimist -- >> romney. >> who keeps campaigning, losing campaigning, losing. and if he were really that burned, and i'm quoting the article, by watching his parents lose these elections, i wouldn't think he would be this optimistic and enthusiastic. [ laughter ] >> he
the president of the united states doesn't like capitalism. >> oh, my god. i keep pounding that like a subordinate employees employee. fox and friends. >> the man that keep vowing to take down successful businesses in order to make things fair. is he the first president to run against capitalism. >> oh somebody got the memo. >> wow. >> that's amazing. >> roger ailes sent out a memo and everybody ran with it yesterday. >> is he the first president to run...
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states -- up here at the united states capitol building down the street from our studio. then back to the white house and the president will be welcoming the major league soccer champions, the l.a. galaxy to the white house in the east room of the white house this afternoon. can't do it in the rose garden because it is raining. the president and vice president meet with tim geithner, treasury secretary at 3:30 followed by a meeting at 4:30 with secretary of defense leon panetta. he will be meeting with the combatant commanders at 5:30 in the oval office. and then -- actually in the cabinet room and then tonight he's hosting a dinner for the combatant commanders and their spouses in the blue room of the white house. busy day for the president. probably for you, too. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: hey, hello, everybody. and welcome to the "full court press" this tuesday morning may 15th. so good to see you today. thank you so much for joining us here as we tackle the big stories of the day. in this last hour together this morning, we'll take a look at
states -- up here at the united states capitol building down the street from our studio. then back to the white house and the president will be welcoming the major league soccer champions, the l.a. galaxy to the white house in the east room of the white house this afternoon. can't do it in the rose garden because it is raining. the president and vice president meet with tim geithner, treasury secretary at 3:30 followed by a meeting at 4:30 with secretary of defense leon panetta. he will be...
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of the united states government -- one senator -- >> uh-huh. >> -- i think most americans understand that makes no sense at all, and we need filibuster reform. >> bernie sanders, independent of vermont, as always a joy to be chatting with you tonight. >> thank you very much. >>> rick santorum gives mitt romney a the gavin newsom show is a search engine for solutions and that's the focus. we want to focus on solutions and ways of bringing people together. collective action is the only way we're going to solve the world's great vexing problems. [ male announcer ] this is corporate caterers miami, florida. in here, great food demands a great presentation. so at&t showed corporate caterers how to better collaborate by using a mobile solution in a whole new way. using real-time photo sharing abilities, they can create and maintain high standards from kitchen to table. this technology allows us to collaborate with our drivers to make a better experience for our customers. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ ♪ and who doesn'
of the united states government -- one senator -- >> uh-huh. >> -- i think most americans understand that makes no sense at all, and we need filibuster reform. >> bernie sanders, independent of vermont, as always a joy to be chatting with you tonight. >> thank you very much. >>> rick santorum gives mitt romney a the gavin newsom show is a search engine for solutions and that's the focus. we want to focus on solutions and ways of bringing people together....
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. >> this is the president of the united states. this is a big big deal. i'm heartened when he had the guts to come forward when it's not necessarily his political benefit to make this stand. there are hundreds of gay rights activist who is have worked really hard to have this moment, to have the first president of the united states to take this position. now in terms of the policy changing what actually happens on the ground, this doesn't do anything really. it's nice of the president lay down his marker, but there is a long road ahead to get rid of the difference of marriage act and turning over thighs these 30 state bans on controversial marriage. >> is this as rhetoricalcally as richard says, not changing things on day-to-day life, and there are those who say this is a necessary but step and now follow up with tangible act. is now he can create and frame a new moral framework. >> the president took a big risk today. this has never been done before. for someone who has been married since december to my husband this means a lot personally. i believe this
. >> this is the president of the united states. this is a big big deal. i'm heartened when he had the guts to come forward when it's not necessarily his political benefit to make this stand. there are hundreds of gay rights activist who is have worked really hard to have this moment, to have the first president of the united states to take this position. now in terms of the policy changing what actually happens on the ground, this doesn't do anything really. it's nice of the president...
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senator rand paul, the united states senator, at the -- the faith and freedom coalition meeting in iowa. >> recently weighed in on marriage. and you know, he said his views were evolving on marriage. call me cynical but i wasn't sure his views on marriage -- [ laughter ] >> what's that mean even? what? >> stephanie: a, it is using gay as a pejorative. didn't think his views could get any gayer. >> must be really hard at it. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: what is this? eighth grade on the republican side? >> he's a sitting u.s. senator! >> shame on him! >> stephanie: we were talking about this saturday night. really literally is the most racist sexist homophobic primary i can remember. i was saying once again the bullies, all of them. that's why chris christie didn't get in. they would have killed the fat kid with a rock. when you see his code name as piggy, you know it is time to -- >> he hasn't gotten in yet. some people feel that chris christie's veto of some healthcare reform thing in new jersey -- over the weekend. >> stephanie: pick me. >> was a signal to romney. pick me. i'm on your s
senator rand paul, the united states senator, at the -- the faith and freedom coalition meeting in iowa. >> recently weighed in on marriage. and you know, he said his views were evolving on marriage. call me cynical but i wasn't sure his views on marriage -- [ laughter ] >> what's that mean even? what? >> stephanie: a, it is using gay as a pejorative. didn't think his views could get any gayer. >> must be really hard at it. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: what is this?...
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if al gore's watching today... >> we don't just cover politics in the united states. we cover it all over the world. not only that we send people to cover it all over the world. you will see that later. elections were held in france where hollande beat sarkozy. i've been working on that all day. the whole up rising against austerity in europe is what everybody is taking note of. it happened in greece where they elected an anti-austerity parliament. in germany the coalition that merkel had in germany that was pro austerity has faltered and does not exist any more. there are huge problems. and fox news predicted that the markets would fall apart in america. they were down 28 points. it was not that big of a disaster for america. but what we're seeing in europe is what we'll have to look at here. more importantly we have cenk uygur in paris, and this is what he lived through over the past 24 hours. >> everybody is celebrating. [yelling] [cars honking] >> franÇois hollande has won! everybody is in the streets going crazy. franÇois hollande has won! >> what is really int
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so i'm not sure that help is on the way, so of course everybody turns to the united states, and here is white house spokesperson jay carney. >> we're working very closely with our allies, with our partners supporting the opposition, helping it stand itself up, helping it unify, providing military and humanitarian assistance, and working together to further pressure -- further isolate and put pressure on the regime. >> of course the real question is what does that mean? does that mean that we're going to provide arms for the people fighting against the regime? are we going to do any fighting ourselves? are we going to provide assistance that might help them? to help us answer that we're bringing in larry korb. all right. larry great to have you here on the program. first question we have is what is the united states to the best of your knowledge doing behind the scenes to try to alleviate this situation? >> well, we're drawing up the financial assets of syria presenting them from importing goods that -- goods that they need, and we're working with the united nations to continue to con
so i'm not sure that help is on the way, so of course everybody turns to the united states, and here is white house spokesperson jay carney. >> we're working very closely with our allies, with our partners supporting the opposition, helping it stand itself up, helping it unify, providing military and humanitarian assistance, and working together to further pressure -- further isolate and put pressure on the regime. >> of course the real question is what does that mean? does that...
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when foreign heads of state come to the united states, that doesn't come as count as a foreign trip but they do that protection as well. they have an enormous portfolio. i am sure a lot of this happens. maybe it's not so prolific. sullivan said it is less than 1% of all of his agents. >> is sun value secure in his job? >> i think so. someone asked leiberman after the hearing. he said i think he is fine. i think he is set. jay carney has endorsed him from the podium several times. >> saying that the president has confidence in him? >> right. >> the other big political news of the day is donald trump -- you thought he we want away? >> wishful thinking. >> as presidentsed obama said we got rid of the biggest menace to this country greatest threat to the this country, having fun with donald trump but he is back with a vengeance this week in several fronts. first he announced yesterday he wants to start his own anti-obama super p.a.c. he is demanding a speaking engagement in tampa. actually mitt romney has offered the donald up for dinner. the obama campaign has had like the george clooney d
when foreign heads of state come to the united states, that doesn't come as count as a foreign trip but they do that protection as well. they have an enormous portfolio. i am sure a lot of this happens. maybe it's not so prolific. sullivan said it is less than 1% of all of his agents. >> is sun value secure in his job? >> i think so. someone asked leiberman after the hearing. he said i think he is fine. i think he is set. jay carney has endorsed him from the podium several times....
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every single woman including all of the women in the united states senate, democrat and republican, voted for it. we often call things bipartisan when one single person from the other party votes for it. but here's a case. 68-31. clearly a bipartisan bill that comes out of the senate. this bill passed -- my hope is that there is a conference committee where the senate will have the stronger hand and stronger position to be able to say we want our bill to be the bill that gets an up-or-down vote because we have a truly bipartisan bill. and as a matter of fact, 23 republicans voted against the fake. -- against the fake bill. we can claim bipartisan opposition to the house bill. and if there were a conference committee, i would certainly fight to try to be on that conference committee. and to fight for the senate's position. and then if the republicans in the house and they are the majority, they clearly have the ability to vote down the re-authorization of the violence against women act, if they choose then to vote it down, then that will be just more evidence that there is in fact a war on
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sane people say this is part of god's plan. >> except for the 60s in the united states of america at cranbrook school. >> exactly. >> then there were no gays. >> no, just weird people we have to punish for being different with zany hijinks. >> this president successfully hid who he really was -- >> so this is not surprising -- >> this reinforces that he is radical left, no president has ever taken this position. >> yeah. >> and he was put in a box because if he didn't do it he was hiding his agenda just as he promised putin -- >> nobody puts -- >> barack in a box. >> yeah. >> wouldn't radical left be hey, gay guys have all of the gay sex you want and you can never get married? >> yeah. >> here is gretchen carlson. >> president obama makes history, but is there tolerance for both sides or is he demonizing those who disagree with him now? >> what? >> he may have already -- >> is he demonizing those who are demonizing gays -- >> yes. you demonizing people who demonize people -- >> kind of those who were invading iraq were demonized by fox news. >> yeah. >> boys and girls are having thei
sane people say this is part of god's plan. >> except for the 60s in the united states of america at cranbrook school. >> exactly. >> then there were no gays. >> no, just weird people we have to punish for being different with zany hijinks. >> this president successfully hid who he really was -- >> so this is not surprising -- >> this reinforces that he is radical left, no president has ever taken this position. >> yeah. >> and he was put in...
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and he wants to come back to the protection of the united states. this is going to be very difficult because the chinese government is going to be resistant, and they were very unhappy that he was in the u.s. embassy for about six days and then decided today walk out on his own. so getting him back is going to be a hard task for us to do. >> well, now, chen phoned into congress today and asked for more him from secretary clinton. take a license. >> wants to come to the u.s. for some time of rest. he has not had any rest in the past 10 years. >> now, that was through a translator. we know that he is in a hospital in china now and not in the embassy, not under u.s. protection. what impact will that request have on how the u.s. responds, that he phoned in to congress? >> well, it certainly politicizes matters because congress is campaigning for president and the chinese are not going to make this any easier for us. you have mitt romney, of course with comments about what went on. and so this is going to be a state department that's going to be looking
and he wants to come back to the protection of the united states. this is going to be very difficult because the chinese government is going to be resistant, and they were very unhappy that he was in the u.s. embassy for about six days and then decided today walk out on his own. so getting him back is going to be a hard task for us to do. >> well, now, chen phoned into congress today and asked for more him from secretary clinton. take a license. >> wants to come to the u.s. for some...
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it's why we must elect mitt romney as the next president of the united states. >> that was michelle bachmann on campaign front in portsmouth virginia pledging her support to her former rival and back with us for insight into today's happenings on the campaign trail is politico white house correspondent, joe williams and michelle bernard. thanks, you guys, for coming back. let me start with you michelle. i want you to listen. i will ask you both but listen to another sound by the of michelle bachmann. here is what she told abc news about mitt romney. the day before the iowa caucuses. take a license. >> he can't beto bameat obama. >> how do you think that mitt romney is going to use michelle obama on the campaign trail? >> you mean how is he going to use michelle bachmann. >> did i say om bam obama? you don't want to mix those two up. >> that's for sure. >> well, as long as you don't call me michelle bachmann myself. >> you are another michelle. my god. how is he going to use her, michelle bachmann and santorum for that matter when they both said such negative things about mitt romney. >> this
it's why we must elect mitt romney as the next president of the united states. >> that was michelle bachmann on campaign front in portsmouth virginia pledging her support to her former rival and back with us for insight into today's happenings on the campaign trail is politico white house correspondent, joe williams and michelle bernard. thanks, you guys, for coming back. let me start with you michelle. i want you to listen. i will ask you both but listen to another sound by the of...
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president obama was not born in the united states. but they didn't know what they were talking about. with fox news, the average was 1.04. came out even less than people who watch no news at all. by the way, people watch the daily show with jon stewart up there, 1.42. here again, here again, proving that fox news is not news and proving that the people who watch fox news don't know what the hell they're talking about. so here's what i find -- which is dangerous. that these people who watch fox news, that's all they watch. they don't get -- if they're in the car, they're listening to rush limbaugh or sean hannity or mark lavin or michael savage but it is right wing radio or right wing television. fox news. and they're just not getting the full picture. so first question is what does it say about fox? what does it say about the people who watch fox? 1-866-55-press. which -- may i remind you is, by far, sad to say the number one cable network number one i mean far, far, far outpaces msnbc or cnn or current tv or anybody else. so that's p
president obama was not born in the united states. but they didn't know what they were talking about. with fox news, the average was 1.04. came out even less than people who watch no news at all. by the way, people watch the daily show with jon stewart up there, 1.42. here again, here again, proving that fox news is not news and proving that the people who watch fox news don't know what the hell they're talking about. so here's what i find -- which is dangerous. that these people who watch fox...